Sanitary cuspidor.



E. BUCK. SANITARY CUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED JARZB, 1911.

Patented Feb. 13, 1,912,

Illlll! `illlnlllll ELIJAII Buck, oF MARSHALL, MICHIGAN.

SANITARY cUsPIDoR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application liled January 28, 1911. Serial No. 605,314.

To all whom zt may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH BUCK, citizen of the United States, residing at Marshall, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented\certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Cuspido'rs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an im-A proved cuspidor, and has for an object to provide an economical and simply formed device which mayJ be discarded and replaced by a new article at short intervals so as to provide afsanitary device. Y

Another object of this invention is to form an article of this character in such a manner that it may be made from paper, or other common substance, and wherein the euspidor is fire-proof, by reason of a coating of fireproof substance within the bowl of the same, to protect the euspidor vwhen burning matches, cigarettes, or the like are thrown thereinto. The fire-proof coating is also adapted to protect the paper or substance, from which the euspidor is formed, from moisture.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merit-s thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved euspidor; Fig. 2 is a vertical central section taken through the same; Fig. 3 is a plan View of the blank or strip from which the bowl is formed; Fig. 4 is a plan View of they strip or blank from which the base section is formed; and, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bottom of the bowl.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing the improved euspidor comprises a base section, and a bowl. The base section is formed from an arcuate strip 10 of paper or the like which is relatively narrow and provided at one end with a tongue 11 adapted to engage through a slit 12 formed at the opposite end of the strip 10 in setting up the base. It will be noted from Fig. 1 that the tongue 11, and

over against the outer'side of the opposite .end of the strip, and that the tongue 11 is inserted inwardly through the slit 12.

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the adjacent end of the strip 10 are lapped l The bowl of the euspidor is formed from an arcuate strip 13 of considerable widthv andis provided at one edge with a number of tongues 14 spaced apart and adapted for engagement in a. corresponding number of slits 15 which are formed in the oppositeK end of the strip 13.'v In a like manner the tongues 14 and the adjacent end of the strip 13 overlap against' the outer face of the opposite end of the strip 13, the tongues 14 extending in through the slits 15. The inner edge of the strip 13 is slitted radially to provide a number of flaps 16 ada ted to be folded up under ,against a circu ar'bot-tom 17 fitted within the bowl.

When the base strip 10 is bent into circular form the tongue 11 is inserted through the slit 12 and secured therein, preferably' by an adhesive subst-ance, although any other suitable means may be emplo ed. The base portion`assumes a frusto-conical shape and is adapted to have its enlarged lower end seat upon the Hoor and to present its upper reduced end for the reception of the'bowl.

The bowl is formed by bending the strip 13 into circular form, passing the tongues 14 through the slits 15 and securing the same in any suitable manner, as by an adhesive substance. The bottom 17 is now inserted through vthe enlarged open end of the bowl and pressed down into the reduced end thereof, the flaps 16'being turned upl against the undef side of the bottom and secured thereto by adhesive substance. The inner side of the strip 13, and the bottom 17 are providedwith a coating 18 of fire proof material, which is also impervious to moisture. The bowl, now formed, is loosely fitted in the upper reduced end of the base strip 10 by means of which it is supported in an upright position.

It is readily seen that this improved cuspidor can be made of paper, or the like and that it is of very simple form so that it can be economically produced and may be thrown away after slight usage and renewed with but slight expenditure.

' The lining or coating within the bowl 13 

